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House cleaning businesses in Ward County, ND
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Ward County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #819 of 847 scored counties
#4 of 6 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- +4.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $36M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,262 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.5M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 68,233
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
For house cleaning businesses, Ward County has a Groundwork market score of 20 (low): #819 of 847 scored counties and #4 of 6 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Ward County spend about $36M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,262 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.5M of household spending for each business on map listings, 30% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only house cleaning businesses.
There are 8 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Ward County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Ward County was 23 in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,242 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ward County declined 2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Ward County compares
The same measures for North Dakota and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all lawn care, cleaning and other household services by the house cleaning businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Ward County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $4.5M | $4.5M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,242 | 1,166 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.6% | +8.4% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,262 | $1,246 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $78,238 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 17 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 23+4.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 224
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Ward County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Ward County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 68,233−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 28,568
- Median age
- 35.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,013 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $78,238+13.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,307
- Median home value
- $267,100
- Jobs located here
- 30,323
- Daytime population
- 68,012Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Ward County marked.
Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Burleigh County, ND | 32 | 12 | 2.9 | $4.5M | +4.7% | #725 of 847 |
| 2Cass County, ND | 26 | 35 | 4.2 | $3M | +9.1% | #783 of 847 |
| 3Morton County, ND | 22 | 5 | 3.6 | $3.5M | +3.8% | #808 of 847 |
| 4Ward County, ND | 20 | 8 | 2.8 | $4.5M | −2.4% | #819 of 847 |
| 5Grand Forks County, ND | 17 | 13 | 4.2 | $2.9M | +1.9% | #835 of 847 |
| 6Stark County, ND | 15 | 5 | 3.7 | $3.3M | +0.5% | #837 of 847 |
Other business types in Ward County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many house cleaning businesses are in Ward County, ND?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 house cleaning businesses in Ward County. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Ward County, ND spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $36M a year, or $1,262 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $4.5M per business. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which house cleaning businesses share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,568 households in Ward County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ward County, ND compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Ward County has 2.8 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $4.5M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Ward County would have about 6, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,242 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Ward County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Ward County at 68,233 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,568 households. The median household income in Ward County is $78,238 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Ward County scores 20 for house cleaning businesses (low), #819 of 847 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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